DEFERENCE
A 9-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble.
d 2 e 1 f 4 e 1 r 1 e 1 n 1 c 3 e 1
- Length
- 9
- Scrabble
- 15 pts
- Sorted letters
- cdeeeefnr
- Anagrams
- 0
Definition of DEFERENCE
- noun
a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
“his deference to her wishes was very flattering”
Synonyms: respect
- noun
a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
Synonyms: complaisance, compliance, compliancy, obligingness
- noun
courteous regard for people's feelings
“in deference to your wishes”
Synonyms: respect, respectfulness
Definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Words within DEFERENCE
61 words can be made from any subset of the letters in DEFERENCE.
- refenced 14
- defence 13
- refence 12
- fenced 12
- fencer 11
- feeder 10
- fender 10
- reefed 10
- refeed 10
- decern 9
- decree 9
- recede 9
- needer 7
- fence 10
- defer 9
- freed 9
- refed 9
- ceder 8
- cered 8
- creed 8
- ender 6
- feed 8
- fend 8
- cede 7
- fere 7
- fern 7
- free 7
- reef 7
- cere 6
- deer 5
- dene 5
- dere 5
- dree 5
- need 5
- nerd 5
- rede 5
- reed 5
- rend 5
- erne 4
- fed 7
- fee 6
- fen 6
- fer 6
- ref 6
- cee 5
- rec 5
- dee 4
- den 4
- end 4
- red 4
- ere 3
- ern 3
- nee 3
- ree 3
- ef 5
- de 3
- ed 3
- en 2
- er 2
- ne 2
- re 2